IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
Yadav scored his second century in the IPL to guide the Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Fans of the Mumbai Indians and the Indian cricket team had a lot to cheer for on Monday as Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya regained their form to propel Mumbai to a handsome seven-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Having opted to bowl first, Mumbai became only the third side in this edition of the Indian Premier League to restrict Hyderabad to less than 200 runs after batting first.
Hyderabad, as has been the case this season, got off to a good start in the power play overs racing past the 50-run mark. Mumbai struck right towards the end of the power play with purple cap holder Jasprit Bumrah getting rid of the off-colour Abhishek Sharma.
That opened the floodgates for Mumbai as they kept taking wickets at crucial times to shackle Hyderabad’s scoring.
Captain Hardik Pandya and veteran wrist spinner Piyush Chawla picked up three wickets each as the Hyderabad batters struggled to get going. It was only thanks to captain Pat Cummins’ unbeaten 17-ball 25 that Hyderabad were able to post a competitive total of 173/8.
In response, the Mumbai top order of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Naman Dhir all succumbed to Hyderabad’s seamers inside five overs.
However, Yadav and Tilak Verma...
